Judith Menoher, a 77-year-old retired educator and highly respected lifelong community volunteer, became the latest casualty of District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye’s grudge-fueled mean streak, assisted by District 4 Supervisor Patrick Jones during Tuesday’s board of supervisors meeting. “There was… Continue Reading
Sometimes, I miss the good old days before “woke” when you could call a moron a moron. These days, to soften the blow, we employ fancy scientific-sounding euphemisms such as the Dunning-Kruger effect to describe those unfortunate individuals with limited… Continue Reading
It’s been over 30 years since my last letter to the local paper. I haven’t felt so compelled as I do at this moment in time. As a person over 80 years old, living in Shasta County since 1944, I… Continue Reading
If, perhaps, like me, you’ve felt as if you’ve been living on Earth Two this past year, where logic and common sense are foreign concepts, up is down, left is right, and the madmen and mad women of the asylum… Continue Reading
Win Carpenter is ramping up his campaign to run for the District 3 Shasta County Supervisor seat. Carpenter will be running against long-time incumbent, Mary Rickert, who recently announced she planned to run for a third term. The Carpenter and… Continue Reading
On Tuesday evening, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors will consider board chair Patrick Jones’ request to transform his 151-acre parcel on the Millville Plains into a commercial recreation zone so Jones can build his dream project, a state-of-the-art sports… Continue Reading
Being of Jewish heritage all the way back, I have perspective on the Israel-Palestine conflicts that others may not. Palestine was there for thousands of years. There were Jewish people living there at the time, and nobody bothered anyone. But… Continue Reading
For rational folks who’ve kept abreast of the nearly four-year-long dumpster fire that’s Shasta County’s new normal, a cringeworthy dread often accompanies the sight of dignified newcomers at Shasta County Board of Supervisors meetings. It’s akin to the anxiety one… Continue Reading
The Shasta County Clerk and Registrar of Voters, Cathy Darling Allen, announced the petition to Recall Supervisor Crye was sufficient. This approves the recall of Shasta County Supervisor Kevin Crye for an election. The Committee to Recall Kevin Crye was… Continue Reading
Small towns are all the rage these days and chances are Shasta County District 4 supervisor candidate Matt Plummer comes from a smaller town than you do. That would be Califon, New Jersey, population 1005. Founded as “California” in 1849,… Continue Reading
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